A Labor Day Giveaway: Mixed Grill Skewers Recipe

A quick and easy garlic chicken mixed grill shish kebab recipe and a giveaway for an Everyday Grillin’ Prize Pack with cast iron skewers from Bush’s Beans.
So, this is it. Summer has come to a close. Tomorrow the world will change and start spinning in the opposite direction, replacing long days at home with little directing our path with long days of school and structure.

Labor Day doesn’t mean the end of grilling season for my husband. In reality, I think sometimes we may even grill more once school is in session because of the ease of use factor. Meals done in minutes, and there’s always so little clean-up involved. (Read: No washing pots and pans.)

The only tools here are a small bowl for the sauce and a cutting board for chopping. It’s five minutes of prep, 10-12 minutes of grilling, and the food is on the table. This is the perfect answer to the crazy back-to-school days or an impromptu last-day-of-summer-vacation meal.

Shish kebabs were one of my favorite meals when I was growing up. Everything is better with a stick shoved through it. It’s like serving toothpicks with lunch to a kid. Fun, easy, endlessly entertaining. We paired our garlic grilled chicken skewers with Bush’s Sweet Mesquite Grillin’ Beans.

A Giveaway:

I’m giving away an everyday grilling set:

Cast Iron Skewers, set of 6

LED Triple Grill Light

Barbecue Spatula

Barbecue Fork

Barbecue Basting Brush

Bush’s Grillin’ Beans

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THE RULES:

This giveaway is provided by Bush’s Grillin’ Beans and will run until Friday, September 7, 2012 at 11:59 pm CDT and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years of age and older. A winner will be chosen at random using Random.org from all eligible entries. Chosen winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, Dijon, honey, garlic, and fresh basil. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

Place the skewers on the grill and baste with the garlic sauce. Cook for 10-12 minutes, turning and brushing with the sauce occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and vegetables start to char. Serve warm.

NOTES: You can use other vegetables like corn cob slices, tomatoes, or any other vegetables you have on hand.

Comments

We love inch thick pork chops, grilled and brushed with melted butter, garlic salt and bbq sauce. We love the Steakhouse Recipe for Bush’s Baked Beans (little spicy and tangy. Then we cook cut up potatoes with butter and onions. So good.

Oh goodness… I’m not ready for it to be over (denial)! I have been grilling a lot this week… no kebabs, but lots of blue fish and salmon and veggies. So, that’s probably what I’d pair the beans with… if I got my hands on some.

Grilling is so quick, easy and there’s less cleanup. With school back in session, definitely a good idea to keep the grill out – shish kebabs are a fun way to get kids to eat veggies with their protein. Great idea!

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Hi, I am Shaina Olmanson. I am a work-at-home mom of four, feeding my family and my friends one plate at a time. I share recipes, tips, opinions and my philosophy on food as I strive to teach my four children how to eat well: seasonally, locally, organically, deliciously and balanced.